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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales

by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

The classic edition of 210 ageless tales of myth and magic - one of the most popular collections of fairy tales ever published.The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse. Throughout their lives they remained close friends, and both studied law at Marburg University. Jacob was a pioneer in the study of German philology,... (more)

Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

by Katharine Briggs

A complete guide to fairy lore from the Middle Ages to the present. Both an anthology of fairy tales and a reference work with essays about the fairy economy, food, sports, powers and more.

American Indian Myths and Legends (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

American Indian Myths and Legends (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

by Richard Erdoes, Alfonso Ortiz

Gathering 160 tales from 80 tribal groups to offer a rich and lively panarama of the Native American mythic heritage. 100 drawings.

Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

by Jane Yolen

A one volume collection of 160 tales from over 40 cultures and traditions, containing both classics and lesser known tales.

The Victorian Fairy Tale Book (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library (Paperback))

The Victorian Fairy Tale Book (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library (Paperback))

by Michael Patrick Hearn

From Robert Browning’s Pied Piper of Hamelin and William Makepeace Thackeray’s Rose and the Ring to Kenneth Grahame’s Reluctant Dragon and J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens , here are seventeen classic stories and poems from the golden age of the English fairy tale. Some of them amuse, some enchant, some satirize and criticize, but each one–in the words of Laurence Houseman, author of the... (more)

Russian Fairy Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Russian Fairy Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

by Aleksandr Afanasev

Nearly 200 characteristic and colorful traditional folk and fairy tales are brought together in the only comprehensive edition available in English. Of the original 1945 edition, Eudora Welty wrote, "These Russian tales are rambunctious, full-blooded and temperamental. They are tense with action, magical and human, and move in a kind of cyclone of speed....These tales are gorgeous."

Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library.)

Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library.)

by John Bierhorst

The wisdom and artistry of Latin America's storytellers preserve one of the world's richest folktale traditions--combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's wife who knew the Devil's secrets, the tree daughters who robbed their father's grave, and the wife in disguise who married her own husband--not to mention the... (more)

Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library.)

Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library.)

by Gustav Schwab

From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. Here are Icarus flying too close to the sun, mighty Hercules, Achilles and that darn heel, the Trojans and their wooden horse, brave Perseus and beautiful Andromeda,... (more)

Yiddish Folktales (Library of Yiddish Classics)

Yiddish Folktales (Library of Yiddish Classics)

by Beatrice Weinreich

In the 1920s and 1930s, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research sent young ethnographers out into the small towns and villages of eastern Europe to collect the stories of their people. Here, published for the first time, is the groundbreaking collection.

Folktales of India (Folktales of the World)

Folktales of India (Folktales of the World)

by A.K. Ramanujan

Folktales from India is an enchanting collection of one hundred and ten tales translated from twenty-two different languages, by turns harrowing and comic, sardonic and allegorical, mysterious and romantic. Gods disguised as beggars and beasts; animals enacting Machiavellian intrigues: sagacious jesters and magical storytellers; wise counselors and foolish kings -- all of these inhabit a fabular world, yet one... (more)

Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Delightful and informative, comfortable and full of wit and fancy. It reminds us why the Irish have been known as great storytellers for a millennium." -- Roger D. Abrahams, editor of African Folktales "This latest volume of an already distinguished series maintains and even exceeds the high standards of the previous ones. The tales reveal the deep humanity of the Irish people; the commentary and notes reveal the... (more)

Afro-American Folktales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library)

Afro-American Folktales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library)

by Roger Abrahams

Over 100 stories from across North America and the Caribbean show how African storytelling traditions took new form in the tales of the New World.

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